Seaton House

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at Seaton House, Arbroath, Scotland. Introduced in 1860. Fruits have firm, fine, white flesh with an acid flavour.

Synonyms:
Niton House

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium ^b

Type
Culinary ^b

Shape
Flat ^b

Height
52.50 mm ^b

Width
66.50 mm ^b

Ribbing
weak ^b

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^b

Over Colour (Amount)
low ^b

Over Colour
Red ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^b

Russet
low ^b

Greasiness
Medium ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Coarseness
fine ^b

Flesh Colour
White ^b

Accession No.
2000 - 088   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Seaton House

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register